Legal Opinion
Colombrito v. Kelly
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided June 12, 1985No. 619, Docket 84-7672PublishedCited by 69 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MANSFIELD, Circuit Judge:
The Holy Spirit Association for the Unification of World Christianity (“HSA” or the “Unification Church”), a controversial organization, appeals a judgment of the Southern District of New York, Richard Owen, Judge, 590 F.Supp, 181, ordering it to pay $84,067.81 in attorney’s fees and costs, plus interest, to the defendants after the voluntary discontinuance with prejudice of a suit by Unification Church member Anthony Colombrito against Galen Kelly, an individual whose occupation is to “deprogram” youths who join HSA or similar organizations. We reverse.
“Deprogramming,…
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